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St. Lawrence County residents may print temporary licenses online when renewing driving privilege

Posted 7/30/15

North Country drivers now can print a temporary license from the Department of Motor Vehicles website when they renew or replace their driver licenses, learner permits, or non-driver identification …

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St. Lawrence County residents may print temporary licenses online when renewing driving privilege

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North Country drivers now can print a temporary license from the Department of Motor Vehicles website when they renew or replace their driver licenses, learner permits, or non-driver identification card online.

People might prefer to visit the local DMV offices in Canton, Massena, Ogdensburg, or Gouverneur for their paperwork transactions, with the added benefit that St. Lawrence County gets a share of the state fees for conducting business here.

The online service is intended to provide a way to get a temporary license without making a trip to the DMV, while allowing drivers and residents to be able to prove a new license is on the way.

The printable documents are similar to, and are as valid as, one from a DMV office or DMV kiosk, but with the added convenience of printing at home. The temporary license, permit or non-driver identification card is valid for 60 days. Each temporary document appears on an eight-and-a-half-by-eleven-inch page and carries a background image of the New York State coat of arms.

People can access this service on the DMV’s website or with a MyDMV account. When using the DMV website, a download link on the confirmation page will appear to download the temporary document. Customers renewing or replacing a license through a MyDMV account can log into the account and re-download the document for up to five days after completing the transaction.

The service is also available for renewing or replacing registration. The DMV website allows people who are renewing late or who have lost their documents to obtain a temporary document immediately and avoid a trip to a DMV office.

More than 1.2 million New Yorkers now receive email and text reminders from the DMV to renew driver licenses, non-driver identification cards, and registrations, and to inspect their vehicles.

For more information about the more than 35 DMV transactions that customers can complete online, please visit www.dmv.ny.gov.